DateTime.FromFileTimeUtc Method
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Converts the specified Windows file time to an equivalent UTC time.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- fileTime
- Type: System.Int64
A Windows file time expressed in ticks.
Return Value
Type: System.DateTimeAn object that represents a UTC time that is equivalent to the date and time represented by the fileTime parameter.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | fileTime is less than 0 or represents a time greater than DateTime.MaxValue. |
A Windows file time is a 64-bit value that represents the number of 100-nanosecond intervals that have elapsed since 12:00 midnight, January 1, 1601 A.D. (C.E.) Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Windows uses a file time to record when an application creates, accesses, or writes to a file.
The fileTime parameter specifies a file time expressed in 100-nanosecond ticks.